''Urodolichus'' is a genus of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the

Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

(

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and

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Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

and Australasian realm (

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

). It has been placed in either

Rhaphiinae Rhaphiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Genera *'' Haplopharyngomyia'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999 (subfamily '' incertae sedis'') *'' Nematoproctus'' Loew, 1857 (Diaphorinae or Rhaphiinae) *'' Ngirhaphium'' Evenhui ...

Diaphorinae Diaphorinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Genera *'' Acropsilus'' Mik, 1878 (unplaced in Dolichopodidae) *'' Anepsiomyia'' Bezzi, 1902 (Diaphorinae or Sympycninae) *'' Nematoproctus'' Loew, 1857 (Diaphorinae or Rhaphii ...

, though Grichanov & Brooks (2017) consider the genus to be '' incertae sedis'' within the family Dolichopodidae.

Species

*''

Urodolichus artifacies ''Urodolichus'' is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical realm (Seychelles and Madagascar), Indomalayan realm and Australasian realm (New Guinea). It has been placed in either Rhaphiinae or Diaphorinae, ...

'' (Grootaert & Meuffels, 1990) *'' Urodolichus caudatus'' Lamb, 1922 *'' Urodolichus gracilis'' Lamb, 1922 *'' Urodolichus iulilamellatus'' (Wei, 2006) *'' Urodolichus javanus'' (

De Meijere Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere (1 April 1866, Deventer – 6 November 1947) was a Dutch zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera and Coleoptera. Prof. dr. Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere was Rector Magnificus at the U ...

, 1916) *'' Urodolichus keiseri'' (Hollis, 1964) *'' Urodolichus kubani'' (Olejníček, 2002) *'' Urodolichus lambi'' Grichanov, 1998 *'' Urodolichus ninae'' Grichanov, 1998 *''

Urodolichus porphyropoides ''Urodolichus'' is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical realm (Seychelles and Madagascar), Indomalayan realm and Australasian realm (New Guinea). It has been placed in either Rhaphiinae or Diaphorinae, th ...

'' Lamb, 1922 *'' Urodolichus villosiceps'' Grichanov, Capellari & Bickel, 2016

References

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